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{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Pardeza|Pichardo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Miguel Pardeza
| image = Pardeza Filosofía.jpg
| caption = Pardeza receiving an honorary award at the University of Zaragoza
| fullname = Miguel Pardeza Pichardo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|2|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[La Palma del Condado]], Spain
| height = 1.65 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1979–1982 | youthclubs1 = [[Real Madrid CF (youth)|Real Madrid]]
| years1 = 1982–1985 | clubs1 = [[Real Madrid Castilla|Castilla]] | caps1 = 69 | goals1 = 14
| years2 = 1984–1987 | clubs2 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 5
| years3 = 1985–1986 | clubs3 = → [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] (loan) | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 5
| years4 = 1987–1997 | clubs4 = [[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] | caps4 = 271 | goals4 = 71
| years5 = 1997–1999 | clubs5 = [[Club Puebla|Puebla]] | caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 6
| totalcaps = 430 | totalgoals = 101
| nationalyears1 = 1980–1981 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-16 football team|Spain U16]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1982–1983 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national under-18 football team|Spain U18]] | nationalcaps2 = 13 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1986 | nationalteam3 = [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21]] | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1987–1988 | nationalteam4 = [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain U23]] | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 1989–1990 | nationalteam5 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps5 = 5 | nationalgoals5 = 0
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'''Miguel Pardeza Pichardo''' (born 8 February 1965) is a Spanish retired professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].

He was part of [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'s generation of footballers known as ''[[La Quinta del Buitre]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elmundo.es/blogs/deportes/libredirecto/2013/03/23/la-quinta-entra-en-los-50.html|title=La Quinta entra en los 50|trans-title=The Cohort hits 50|newspaper=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]|first=Orfeo|last=Suárez|language=Spanish|date=23 March 2013|accessdate=5 October 2019}}</ref> but spent the better part of his career at [[Real Zaragoza]]. After retiring as a player, he returned to his first club in directorial capacities.

Having appeared in 325 [[La Liga]] matches over 13 seasons (81 goals scored), Pardeza was part of the [[Spain national football team|Spain squad]] at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]].

==Club career==
Born in [[La Palma del Condado]], [[Province of Huelva]],<ref name=Book>{{cite news|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2022-06-19/miguel-pardeza-real-madrid-zaragoza-florentino_3444407/|title=Miguel Pardeza: "No entiendo por qué es noticia que un jugador lea un libro"|trans-title=Miguel Pardeza: "I do not understand why players reading a book is considered news"|newspaper=[[El Confidencial]]|first=Rafa|last=La Casa|language=Spanish|date=19 June 2022|accessdate=30 June 2023}}</ref> Pardeza was a youth system graduate at [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], making his first-team debut during the [[1983–84 La Liga|1983–84 season]]. After a loan at [[Real Zaragoza]]<ref name=Book/> he returned to the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], contributing 25 games and five goals to the club's [[1986–87 La Liga|1987 national league conquest]].<ref name=AS>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/07/15/fotorrelato/1594810139_612990.html|title=Las 34 Ligas del Real Madrid|trans-title=Real Madrid's 34 Leagues|newspaper=[[Diario AS]]|first=Agustín|last=Martín|language=Spanish|date=15 July 2020|accessdate=30 June 2023}}</ref>

With the [[1987–88 La Liga|1987–88 campaign]] already underway, Pardeza signed a permanent five-year contract with Zaragoza,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1987/10/14/deportes/561164416_850215.html|title=El Madrid traspasa a Pardeza al Zaragoza|trans-title=Madrid transfer Pardeza to Zaragoza|newspaper=[[El País]]|first=José Damian|last=González|language=Spanish|date=14 October 1987|accessdate=22 September 2022}}</ref> going on to become one of the [[Aragon]]ese team's most prominent members as an attacking player with skills, vision and netting ability (he scored in double figures in four seasons). In [[1994–95 La Liga|1994–95]] he netted 11 [[La Liga]] goals, while also helping them to [[1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|that season]]'s [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref name=CWC>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/suplementos/veinte_anos_recopa/2015/05/04/que_fue_los_heroes_paris_357236_2021030.html|title=¿Qué fue de 'los héroes de París'?|trans-title=What happened to the 'heroes of Paris'?|newspaper=[[Heraldo de Aragón]]|language=Spanish|date=4 May 2015|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>

After a quick spell with [[Mexico]]'s [[Club Puebla|Puebla FC]], where he rejoined former Zaragoza teammate [[Francisco Higuera]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1992/01/08/MD19920108-028.pdf|title=Pardeza e Higuera, tal para cual|trans-title=Pardeza and Higuera, cut from the same cloth|newspaper=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|first=Javier|last=Gascón|language=Spanish|date=8 January 1992|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/espana-y-puebla-un-romance-anejo|title=España y Puebla, un romance añejo|trans-title=Spain and Puebla, old romance|publisher=Medio Tiempo|language=Spanish|date=26 July 2011|accessdate=20 June 2023}}</ref> Pardeza retired in 1999 at age 34. In June 2002, he became technical director of his former side Zaragoza<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2008/01/05/futbol/1199573080.html|title=Pardeza: 'Este Madrid es musculoso'|trans-title=Pardeza: 'This Madrid is buffed'|newspaper=El Mundo|first=Jesús|last=Alcaide|language=Spanish|date=5 January 2008|accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref> and, seven years later, he rejoined his first club Real Madrid in the same capacity, following [[Florentino Pérez]]'s return as president.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2009/06/01/actualidad/1243840918_850215.html|title=Pardeza, nuevo director deportivo del Real Madrid|trans-title=Pardeza, new Real Madrid director of football|newspaper=El País|language=Spanish|date=1 June 2009|accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref>

==International career==
After playing at [[Spain national youth football team|youth]] and [[Spain national under-23 football team|Olympic level]], Pardeza earned five [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Spain national football team|Spain]]. He made his debut on 11 October 1989 in a 2–2 draw against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] in [[Budapest]] for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifiers]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/05/01/reportajes/1588284569_032666.html|title=La 'Quinta del Buitre', de héroes a villanos|trans-title=The 'Vulture's Cohort', from heroes to villains|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Enrique|last=Ortego|language=Spanish|date=1 May 2020|accessdate=30 June 2023}}</ref> and his last appearance came in the finals in Italy on 21 June 1990, as he appeared two minutes in the 2–1 victory over [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1990/06/22/pagina-3/1215064/pdf.html|title=¡España, campeona de grupo!|trans-title=Spain, group champions!|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=M. A.|last=Santos|language=Spanish|date=22 June 1990|accessdate=4 December 2014}}</ref>

==Outside football==
After four years of law studies and [[Hispanic]] [[philology]] at the [[University of Zaragoza]] (1994–99), Pardeza prepared a thesis on {{ill|César González-Ruano|es}}, a Spanish journalist/writer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lne.es/opinion/2009/06/03/pardeza-descubrio-ruano/763372.html|title=Cuando Pardeza descubrió a Ruano|trans-title=When Pardeza found Ruano|newspaper=[[La Nueva España]]|first=Francisco|last=García|language=Spanish|date=3 June 2009|accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref> He also collaborated with newspapers and radios, and was a speaker for the [[Association of Spanish Footballers]] from 1990, acting as its [[Secretary (title)#Secretary-general|secretary-general]] since 1996.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2005/05/06/mas_futbol/1115330410_850215.html|title=Raúl, vicepresidente primero de la nueva junta directiva|trans-title=Raúl, first vice president of new board of directors|newspaper=Diario AS|language=Spanish|date=6 May 2005|accessdate=31 July 2022}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Real Madrid'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[1986–87 La Liga|1986–87]]<ref name=AS/>

'''Zaragoza'''
*[[Copa del Rey]]: [[1985–86 Copa del Rey|1985–86]], [[1993–94 Copa del Rey|1993–94]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2017/05/17/adios-estadio-talisman-1175852-611027.html|title=Adiós al Calderón, un estadio talismán|trans-title=Farewell to the Calderón, talisman ground|newspaper=Heraldo de Aragón|first=Javier|last=Clavero|language=Spanish|date=17 May 2017|accessdate=30 June 2023}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1994–95]]<ref name=CWC/>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{NFT player|14745}}
*{{Eu-Football.info|16022}}

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